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ÜNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJ IAW 2ØØ-5 ITEM ONE: DESCRIPTION : ELONGATED ÜNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJ IAW 2Ø0-5 ITEM ONE: DESCRIPTION : ELONGATED
FUSELAGE, NO WINGS BUT PROTRUDING BOX-LIKE EMPENNAGE WITH NO VERTICAL
STABILIZER, POINTED NOSE OBJ SEEMED VERY FAST, MUCH FASTER THAN B-29'S
FLYING OVER RANDOLPH AFB AT TIME OBJ FLEW IN STRAIGHT LINE THEN TURNED A
VIOLENT SQUARE CORNER AND HEADED STRAIGHT UP OUT OF SIGHT. ITEM TWO: C
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TO 5 SECONDS. ITEM THREE: QQOBJ OBSRVD VISUALLY FROM GROUND. ITEM FOUR
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OBSRVD FROM CONVERSE, TE, COORD 29/31 N, OIXQO W: OBJ WAS HEADING 14Ø
DEGREES, OBSR FACING NE /5Ø DEGREES/; OBJ PASSED ACROSS SKY AT AN
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; UNCLASSIFIED
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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UNDETERMINED ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE FROM ABSR BUT APPEARED SLIGHTLY
ABOVE THE LANDING B-29'S AT RANDOLPH WHICH WERE 4 MILES FROM OBSR. ITEM
FIVE: IDENTIFYING INFO OF OBSR: MRS L /CIV/; WIFE OF CAPT
OBSR HAS BEEN AROUND ACFT AND AFLDS FOR E 3
1 OBSR HAS BEEN AROUND ACFT AND AFLDS FOR
YEARS AND IS FAMILIAR WITH MANY TYPES OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN ACFT.
ITEM SIX: 5,000 FT SCATTERED, VIS 15 MI, WINDS ALOFT AT 5,Ø00 FT, 21 ITEM SIX: 5,000 FT SCATTERED, VIS 15 MI, WINDS ALOFT AT 5,Ø0Ø FT, 21
KNOTS AT 15Ø DEGREES. ITEM SEVEN: NO MET OR OTHER CONDS KNOWN THAT KNOTS AT 15Ø DEGREES. ITEM SEVEN: NO MET OR OTHER CONDS KNOWN THAT
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WOULD ACCOUNT FOR SIGHTING. ITEM EIGHT: NO FRAGMENTS OR PHOTOS EXIST.
ITEM NINE: NO INTCP OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN BY THIS HQS. ITEM
TEN: LOCATION OF TRAFFIC IN AREA; 2 B-29'S PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO
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LANDINGS AND 2 B-29'S IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AT RANDOLPH AFB.
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IR-19-52
USA
UNCLASSIFIED
FLYOBRPT
South Toxas 3510th Fly Tng Wg (1B)., RAFB, Texas
23 July 1952 21 July 1952 F-3
Major Karvin P. Thompson, Wg Intel 0 Mrs. L hl (Civ)
Toletype, this headquarters, # GI0 1056 E FLYOBRPT and AFL 200-5
1. Reference teletype, this headquarters, 221545 July 1952, mumber 010 1056
E FLYosaPT and AFL 200-5, datad 29 April 1952, a report is submitted on the sight-
ing of unidentified aerial objects.
2. A single unidentified aerial object was sighted by a civilian, lrs.
on the afternoen of 2l July near Converse, Texas. A silver colored fusel-
age-shaped object appeared to the North East of the observer at what appeared to
be a low altitude traveling from North West to South East at a rapid rate of speed
on a heading of approximately 140 degrees. The object maintained level flight until
it made an abrupt turm upward and climbed vertically out of sight.
3. This is the fourth reported sighting of unidentified objects made to this
headquarters in the San Antonio Area during the last two months. Resemblance
between this object and the other sightings in the area is slight. (Refer to AIla's, between this object and the other sightings in the area is slight. (Refer to AIIa's,
this headquarters, dated 28 May 1952, 24 June 1952 and 19 July 1952.)
4. Subject's husband, a Student Officer at this station, related a similar
sighting one week earlier but not reported until this date. Information on his
object are included in this report. object are ineluded in this report.
APPROVED:
Marrin P ubon
MARVIN P. THCMPSON
Major, USAF
Wing Intelligence Officer
UNCLASSIFIED
2. Map 7-3719 719
UNCLASCIFIED
Through Channels in Accordance with AFL 200-5, dated 29 April 1952.
87028
SECUDITY

( IR-19-52
RESTRICTED
UNCLASSIFIED
3510th Fly Tng Wg (MB), RAFB, Tex 1 2
1. At approximately 1230 hours, 22 July 1952 the Wing Intelligence Officer
received a report that a civilian had observed an unidentified object on the eveaing
of21u2y1952.
2.. Immediate investigation revealed that the civilian was Iirs.
wifo of Capt. Js who is a student officer undergoing crew training here
at Randolph AFß. Interrogation revealad that the object sighted appeared as an
elongated fuselage with a pointed nose and no wings. It had a protruding box-like
enponnage without sny vertical stabiliser. Only one was sighted which was a shiny
siiver color.
3. Other corodynamie features or the propulsion system could not be determined.
It cyfinitely had no trail or oxhaust. The speed could not be accurately deternined
but subject stated that it travelled very fast - much faster than the B-29's which
were also in view landing at Randolph. The speed of the D-29's was 150 MPh. No Waro alno in view Jancing at tandolpn. o speed of he -zy's was io Mrn. o
sound was audible other.than that emmitted from the conventional aireraft. sound was audible other.than that cmmitted from the conventional aireraft.
4. The object flew in a straight line in level flight from the North West to
the South East on an approximate heading of 140 degrees until it made an abrupt the South East on an approximate heading of 140 degrees until it made an abrupt
turn upward and climbed vertically out of sight. This turn was described as a
squre cormer. The direction of flight was dotermined as the same as the direction square cormer. The direction of flight was dotermined as the same as the direction
of the B-29's landing at Randolph, which were utilizing both East and West parallel
rurways, having a magnetic heading of l40 degrees.
5. The sighting was made at apprxximately 1630 hours, 21 July 1952. It was
observed for several seconds (at least 3 and not more than 5).
6. The observation was made visually from the ground by Mrs in front of
hor home in Converse, Toxas (29 degrees 31 minutes North latitude and 98 degrees
19 minutes West longitude). lrs. was outdoors facing about North East when
the coject passed across the sky at an undetermined altitude from the North West
to the South East. She described the altitude as being low and near the horizon
but slightly above the flying B-29's which were in the traffis pattern at about
1500 feet aboye the ground 3 to 4 miles ray.
7. Mrs. claims to have been around aireraft and airfields for over 3
years and seems familir with many types of civilian and military planes. This
information was confirmed by her husband, who is a bombadier crew momber. She
claimed that the flying object did not resemble anything shevever seen before.
hod
8. The weather at the time was 5,000 feat scattered clouds with a visibility
of 15 miles. The winds aloft at 5,000 feet were from 150 degrees at 21 Imots.
Meteorologists stnted that there were no weather conditions which could account for
the sighting. No.fragments were ceen or discovered and no photos bf the object
exist. There was no interception or identification action requested by this head
quarters.
9. The only air traffic reported was 4 B-29's flying locally in the traffic
pattern at Randolph AFB.
UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
3510th Fly Tng Wg (MB), RAFB, Tex 2 2
ComaENEs of Preparing Officer:
l0. Evaluation of the source cannot be accurately judged. Howover, after
interrogating the husband of the source, Capt. itwas learned that
he stands very firmly behind the statements made by his wife. Neither Capt. or
lrs. could be located to sign certificate statements prior to submission of
this report. The only special significance that could be rendered the sighting
made by Ers. was the fact that her husband related a similar sighting in the
same area just one week earlier, but failed to report it until 21 July. This
possibly accounts for his confidence in his wife's report. Capt. experience
is submitted below as further supporting evidence to his wife's report.
a. A sighting of an unidentified serial object was made by Capt.
near Randolph Air Force Base during the afternoon of 4 July
1952. This information was anreported unti1 1230 hours 22 July 1952.
b. This objeet was described as fuselage in shape with no wings or tail
assembly and had a rather pointed nose. It was silver colored, and looked larger
than a fighter aireraft at his estimated distance of 10 to 15 miles.
c. Other aerodynamic features or the propulsion system could not be
determined. There was no trail or exhaust. The speed was estimated to be better
than 1s00 miles an hour. This was determined by the distance the object covered
at its estimated 10 to 15 mile range from the observer, together with the distance at its estimated 10 to 15 mile range from the observer, together with the distance
the coserver's aireraft had covered at an indicated air speed of 150 IPH curing the coserver's aireraft had covered at an indicated air speed of 150 MPH during
the time of observation. No sound could be heard due to the engine noise of the
aircraft.
d. The object remained in lovel flight going in the oposite direction
of the aircraft (approximately 140 degrees), at about the same altitude of his
aireraft, then turned suddenly upward and climbed vertically out of sight,
9. The sighting was made at approximately 1800 hours, 14 July 1952, hy
visually from the nose section of a B-29 aircraft flying at about 1500 feet above
the ground in the traffic pattern on the dowm wind leg at Randolph AFB on a heading
of 320-degrees, air speed 150 MPH indicated. Capt.  firet noticed the object
at about 135 degrees relative bearing from his aircraft heading. He observed it
in level flight going in the oposite direction of his aireraft long enough to call
the Instructor Pilot's attention to it, look back and see it clinbing out of sight.
This was estimated to be at least 5 seconds. The Instructor Pilot, Major Maximilián
J. Hadley, was the only other crew member who saw the object. He confirms Capt.
sighting.
f. Capt. is a bombadier on a student crew undergoing training here
at Randolph AFB. He has over loo0 flying hours and has been flying off and on since
1943.
g. Only scattered clouds were noticed in the area at the time of the
sighting. Winds at pattern altitude were light from the South East. There were
no fragments or no photographs taken. No interception or identification action was
taken. UNCLASSIFIED
h. Several other B-29's were flying in the patterm at the time.

SECUND OEORMATION
AF FORM 112-PART II UNCLASSIFIED
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Apeney) REPORT NO.
3510 FLY TNG WG (MB), RAFB, TEX. IR-19-52
PAGE OF PAGES
BOX-LIKE EMPENNAGE
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
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